Meaning and background
The story behind Bullet
Bullet is a common English noun for a projectile fired from a gun, and it also names the dots used in bulleted lists. Those senses are established dictionary usages, not a traditional personal-name translation. As a dog's name, the word may suggest speed to some speakers, but that is a loose association rather than a verified semantic origin. The standard British-English pronunciation has two short syllables.
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About Bullet
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bullet appears in 17 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/bʊlət/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/bʊlət/ · primary stress on syllable 1B UH1 L AH0 T
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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